Greetings from Nixnine

Hey guys, nixnine here. I'm just getting started with blender. I used it a little years ago, but never really had any need for it. I have been using openshot video editor lately and it makes animated titles called from blender. I am a big gimp fan and have been trying some animations in it. And so, with gimp and openshot, I find myself looking to be a bit more creative with blender. So, I hope my questions don't annoy anyone -- apologies in advance -- but I'm using as many video/tutorial/manual resources as possible, but still need some advice from those experienced with the program. I sometimes don't see the forest for all those trees, haha.